John Deere, Kinze And Ag Leader Announce Collaboration, Settle Litigation

John Deere, Kinze Manufacturing, and Ag Leader Technology announced a collaboration agreement that the companies say will make it easier to integrate each company’s equipment and technology solutions. The three manufacturers have also agreed to resolve all outstanding litigation.

As part of the agreement, farmers operating Kinze and Ag Leader planting and display products will now have the option to integrate agronomic data into John Deere's Operations Center. John Deere will also license planting technology to Kinze and Ag Leader, ensuring farmers continue to have access to the True Speed and SureSpeed technologies.

"This agreement will result in a more seamless integration of Kinze planting solutions with John Deere equipment and our technology stack,” said Aaron Wetzel, vice president, production & precision agriculture production systems. "We remain committed to all of our customers, including those with mixed fleets.”

"A key component of technologies like True Speed is the creation and collection of data," said Susanne Veatch, president of Kinze. "This agreement will benefit our customers who utilize John Deere Operations Center by ensuring they can integrate the data.”

“Being able to connect with other platforms like John Deere Operations Center through AgFiniti gives our growers the ability to map and analyze data in one place regardless of equipment color," added Al Myers, President of Ag Leader.

In addition, Deere and Kinze announced plans to explore further technology collaborations, with details to be shared when they are available.